The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300 metre event was held. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.

Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.

Medalists

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Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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World Record 5:16.0 Netherlands Willy den Ouden Rotterdam (NED) 12 July 1934
Olympic Record 5:28.5 United States Helene Madison Los Angeles (USA) 13 August 1932
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Ragnhild Hveger set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 5:28.0 minutes. In the final Rie Mastenbroek bettered the Olympic record with 5:26.4 minutes.

Results

Heats

Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals. Only two swimmers competed in heat two therefore only 15 swimmers advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

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PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Ragnhild Hveger (DEN)5:28.0QQ OR
2 Lenore Wingard (USA)5:34.0QQ
3 Piedade Coutinho (BRA)5:35.5QQ
4 Gladys Morcom (GBR)6:00.8
5 Vera Harsányi (HUN)6:14.7
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Heat 2

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PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Tini Wagner (NED)5:57.5QQ
2 Borbála Sóthy (HUN)6:14.8QQ
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Heat 3

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PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Grete Frederiksen (DEN)5:39.5QQ
2 Ans Timmermans (NED)5:42.5QQ
3 Louisette Fleuret (FRA)5:46.8QQ
4 Hatsuko Morioka (JPN)5:51.0qq
5 Evelyn de Lacy (AUS)5:51.9
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Heat 4

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PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Inger Carlsen (DEN)5:57.1QQ
2 Margaret Jeffery (GBR)6:12.7QQ
3 Mary Lou Petty (USA)6:16.6QQ
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Heat 5

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PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Rie Mastenbroek (NED)5:38.6QQ
2 Irma Schrameková (TCH)5:47.5QQ
3 Kazue Kojima (JPN)5:50.4QQ
4 Ágnes Bíró (HUN)6:14.3
5 Scylla Venancio (BRA)6:23.0
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Semifinals

Friday 14 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final. As both fourth placed swimmers set the same time both advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

More information Place, Swimmer ...
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Rie Mastenbroek (NED)5:40.3QQ
2 Lenore Wingard (USA)5:42.2QQ
3 Grete Frederiksen (DEN)5:42.5QQ
4 Tini Wagner (NED)5:45.9qq
5 Irma Schrameková (TCH)5:46.0
6 Hatsuko Morioka (JPN)5:49.1
7 Borbála Sóthy (HUN)6:11.2
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Semifinal 2

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PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Ragnhild Hveger (DEN)5:33.7QQ
2 Piedade Coutinho (BRA)5:42.5QQ
3 Kazue Kojima (JPN)5:43.5QQ
4 Mary Lou Petty (USA)5:45.9qq
5 Louisette Fleuret (FRA)5:46.1
6 Ans Timmermans (NED)5:49.4
7 Inger Carlsen (DEN)5:55.0
8 Margaret Jeffery (GBR)6:07.2
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Final

Saturday 15 August 1936:

More information Place, Swimmer ...
PlaceSwimmerTime
1 Rie Mastenbroek (NED)5:26.4 OR
2 Ragnhild Hveger (DEN)5:27.5
3 Lenore Wingard (USA)5:29.0
4 Mary Lou Petty (USA)5:32.2
5 Piedade Coutinho (BRA)5:35.2
6 Kazue Kojima (JPN)5:43.1
7 Grete Frederiksen (DEN)5:45.0
8 Tini Wagner (NED)5:46.0
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References

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